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2018 Syllabus for Chemistry (CY)
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Structure: Quantum
Theory: Principles And Techniques; Applications To A Particle In A Box,
Harmonic Oscillator, Rigid Rotor And Hydrogen Atom; Valence Bond And Molecular
Orbital Theories, Hückel Approximation; Approximate Techniques: Variation And
Perturbation; Symmetry, Point Groups; Rotational, Vibrational, Electronic, NMR,
And ESR Spectroscopy
Equilibrium: Kinetic
Theory Of Gases; First Law Of Thermodynamics, Heat, Energy, And Work; Second
Law Of Thermodynamics And Entropy; Third Law And Absolute Entropy; Free Energy;
Partial Molar Quantities; Ideal And Non-Ideal Solutions; Phase Transformation:
Phase Rule And Phase Diagrams – One, Two, And Three Component Systems;
Activity, Activity Coefficient, Fugacity, And Fugacity Coefficient; Chemical
Equilibrium, Response Of Chemical Equilibrium To Temperature And Pressure;
Colligative Properties; Debye-Hückel Theory; Thermodynamics Of Electrochemical
Cells; Standard Electrode Potentials: Applications – Corrosion And Energy
Conversion; Molecular Partition Function (Translational, Rotational,
Vibrational, And Electronic).
Kinetics: Rates
Of Chemical Reactions, Temperature Dependence Of Chemical Reactions;
Elementary, Consecutive, And Parallel Reactions; Steady State Approximation;
Theories Of Reaction Rates – Collision And Transition State Theory, Relaxation
Kinetics, Kinetics Of Photochemical Reactions And Free Radical Polymerization,
Homogeneous Catalysis, Adsorption Isotherms And Heterogeneous Catalysis.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Main
Group Elements: General Characteristics, Allotropes,
Structure And Reactions Of Simple And Industrially Important Compounds:
Boranes, Carboranes, Silicones, Silicates, Boron Nitride, Borazines And
Phosphazenes. Hydrides, Oxides And Oxoacids Of Pnictogens (N, P), Chalcogens (S,
Se & Te) And Halogens, Xenon Compounds, Pseudo Halogens And Interhalogen
Compounds. Shapes Of Molecules And Hard- Soft Acid Base Concept. Structure And Bonding
(VBT) Of B, Al, Si, N, P, S, Cl Compounds. Allotropes Of Carbon: Graphite,
Diamond, C60. Synthesis And Reactivity Of Inorganic Polymers Of Si And P.
Transition
Elements: General Characteristics Of D And F Block Elements;
Coordination Chemistry: Structure And Isomerism, Stability, Theories Of Metal-
Ligand Bonding (CFT And LFT), Mechanisms Of Substitution And Electron Transfer
Reactions Of Coordination Complexes. Electronicspectra And Magnetic Properties
Of Transition Metal Complexes, Lanthanides And Actinides. Metal Carbonyls,
Metal- Metal Bonds And Metal Atom Clusters, Metallocenes; Transition Metal
Complexes With Bonds To Hydrogen, Alkyls, Alkenes And Arenes; Metal Carbenes;
Use Of Organometallic Compounds As Catalysts In Organic Synthesis. Bioinorganic
Chemistry Of Na, K. Mg, Ca, Fe, Co, Zn, Cu And Mo.
Solids: Crystal
Systems And Lattices, Miller Planes, Crystal Packing, Crystal Defects; Bragg’s
Law, Ionic Crystals, Band Theory, Metals And Semiconductors, Different Structures
Of AX, AX2, ABX3 Compounds, Spinels.
Instrumental
Methods Of Analysis: Atomic Absorption And Emission
Spectroscopy Including ICP-AES, UV- Visible Spectrophotometry, NMR, Mass, Mossbauer
Spectroscopy (Fe And Sn), ESR Spectroscopy, Chromatography Including GC And HPLC
And Electro-Analytical Methods (Coulometry, Cyclic Voltammetry, Polarography –
Amperometry, And Ion Selective Electrodes).
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Stereochemistry: Chirality
Of Organic Molecules With Or Without Chiral Centres. Specification Of
Configuration In Compounds Having One Or More Stereogeniccentres. Enantiotopic And
Diastereotopic Atoms, Groups And Faces. Stereoselective And Stereospecific
Synthesis. Conformational Analysis Of Acyclic And Cyclic Compounds. Geometrical
Isomerism. Configurational And Conformational Effects On Reactivity And
Selectivity/Specificity.
Reaction
Mechanism: Methods Of Determining Reaction Mechanisms. Nucleophilic
And Electrophilic Substitutions And Additions To Multiple Bonds. Elimination Reactions.
Reactive Intermediates-Carbocations, Carbanions, Carbenes, Nitrenes, Arynes,
Free Radicals. Molecular Rearrangements Involving Electron Deficient Atoms.
Organic
Synthesis: Synthesis, Reactions, Mechanisms And Selectivity
Involving The Following- Alkenes, Alkynes, Arenes, Alcohols, Phenols,
Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids And Their Derivatives, Halides, Nitro
Compounds And Amines. Use Of Compounds Of Mg, Li, Cu, B And Si In Organic Synthesis.
Concepts In Multistep Synthesis- Retrosynthetic Analysis, Disconnections,
Synthons, Synthetic Equivalents, Reactivity Umpolung, Selectivity, Protection
And Deprotection Of Functional Groups.
Pericyclic
Reactions: Electrocyclic, Cycloaddition And Sigmatropic
Reactions. Orbital Correlation, FMO And PMO Treatments.
Photochemistry: Basic
Principles. Photochemistry Of Alkenes, Carbonyl Compounds, And Arenes. Photooxidation
And Photoreduction. Di-P- Methane Rearrangement, Barton Reaction.
Heterocyclic
Compounds: Structure, Preparation, Properties And Reactions Of
Furan, Pyrrole, Thiophene, Pyridine, Indole And Their Derivatives.
Biomolecules: Structure,
Properties And Reactions Of Mono- And Di-Saccharides, Physicochemical
Properties Of Amino Acids, Chemical Synthesis Of Peptides, Structural Features
Of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Steroids, Terpenoids, Carotenoids, And Alkaloids.
Spectroscopy: Principles
And Applications Of UV-Visible, IR, NMR And Mass Spectrometry In The
Determination Of Structures Of Organic Molecules.
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